5.7..5 Discuss the meaning of the American creed that calls on citizens to safeguard the liberty of individual Americans within a unified nation, to respect the rule of law, and to preserve the Constitution.

5.7.3 Understand the fundamental principles of American constitutional democracy, including how the government derives its power from the people and the primacy of individual liberty.

Core Standard: 2.7 Creative Expression: Students communicate values, opinions or personal insights through an original work of art.

Core Standard: Historical and Social Sciences Analysis skills #3: Students explain how the present is connected to the past, identifying both similarities and differences between the two, and how some things change over time and some things stay the same.

3. Sing the Star Spangled Banner and discuss meaning in groups and share-out

4. Use history/social studies text to discover symbols.

5. Interview adults/parents about symbols of America that portrays America for parents. See homework, handout.

6. Students will then design a crest which symbolizes who they are. Students will begin in class and finish at home.

7. Students also write a paragraph describing and defining their crests.

8. Student work will be shared and displayed in class and in office.

EL and Special Needs:

By incorporating visual (video, reading), auditory (interview, discussion), shared reading, all students have the opportunity to access curriculum. Working in small groups will also provide role models for language.